Tasselled wobbegong  (Eucrossorhinus dasypogon)

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Glossary

  • Bycatch: in the fishing industry, the part of the catch made up of non-target species.
  • Nocturnal: active at night.
  • Ovoviviparious: ovovivipary is a method of reproduction whereby the egg shell is weakly formed and young hatch inside the female; they are nourished by their yolk sac and then ‘born’ live.
  • Pectoral fins: in fish, the pair of fins that are found one on each side of the body just behind the gills. They are generally used for balancing and braking.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (November, 2005)
    http://www.redlist.org
  2. Marine Themes: The world's largest marine wildlife image database. (December, 2005)
    http://www.marinethemes.com/tasselledwobbe.html
  3. Coral Realm (December, 2005)
    http://www.coralrealm.com/sharks/wobfood.asp
  4. Elasmodiver.com (December, 2005)
    http://www.elasmodiver.com/Tassled%20wobbegong.htm
  5. FishBase (December, 2005)
    http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=756
  6. Underwater Australasia (December, 2005)
    http://www.underwater.com.au/article.php/id/807
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